Eck Robertson
Sign in to saveAmerican old-time fiddler player
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1887-11-20
- Active to
- 1975-02-15
Discography
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- 11,735
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Alexander "Eck" Robertson (born November 20, 1887 in Delaney, Arkansas, died February 15, 1975 in Borger, Texas) was an American fiddle player, mostly known for commercially recording the first country music songs in 1922 with Henry Gilliland. Robertson was born in Arkansas and grew up on a farm in the Texas panhandle where his family moved when he was three years old. His father, grandfather and uncles were fiddlers who competed in local contests. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eck+Roberts
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Robertson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Madison County
- Place of death
- Borger
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- fiddle
- Record label
- Victor Talking Machine Company
- Image
- EckRobertson.jpg
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- Eck Robertson
- date of birth
- 1887-11-20
- date of death
- 1975-02-15
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